[Rhodes22-list] Anchor retrieval system

Sun Mar 4 15:00:57 EST 2012

I use a 28 pound "Navy anchor" for my primary anchor and GB's standard anchor. I'm told that a larger float creates more resistance and will ride down the rode better. I could use a lighter anchor, but I like the way this one set itself. The company that makes the one used on the Columbia River needs about 12 kts to slide the float up the rode.
I like the idea of the jug and glow sticks.
Thanks,
Rod

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On Mar 3, 2012, at 3:46 PM, Rob Granger <rgranger at sbc.edu> wrote:

> Hey All
> 
> I read about a neat trick with an anchor buoy and I don't see why you
> couldn't adjust it to work similar to this anchor puller.
> 
> If you are in a crowded anchorage and/or are worried that someone will run
> over you anchor line after dark...  use a clear plastic jug as your anchor
> buoy and crack off one of those glow sticks and put it in the jug.
> 
> Cheap and easy (two of my favorite things).
> 
> r
> 
> On Sat, Mar 3, 2012 at 3:47 PM, <daysails at aol.com> wrote:
> 
>> Thanks for sharing this.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Ellner Rod <ellnerrod at gmail.com>
>> To: Rhodes List Email List Rhodes 22 <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>;
>> Ellner Rod <rodellner at mac.com>; Rik Sandberg <sanderico1 at gmail.com>
>> Sent: Sat, Mar 3, 2012 2:13 pm
>> Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Anchor retrieval system
>> 
>> 
>> Hi everyone
>> 
>> Just doing some
>> Winter browsing on the internet.  I have always considered an anchor
>> retrieval
>> system was used to dislodge an anchor that was fouled on the bottom.  I
>> see now
>> it can also be used to easily retrieve an anchor with a lot less effort
>> than
>> pulling it in hand over hand.   I don't know if a sailboat the under
>> power of an
>> 8 hp outboard.Have any of you used this system when anchored? It floats
>> the
>> anchor under a fender or float able to support your anchor. The rode is
>> then
>> pulled to the boat with very little resistance.  It  sure would beat
>> the hand
>> over hand method.
>> 
>> Check this video out . Watch the entire video, a very large sturgeon is
>> caught.
>> I would use just the float and mechanical piece and my existing rodes
>> and
>> anchors.
>> This first video is some serious anchoring. The second video is more my
>> speed. I
>> just wonder if a sailboat would have enough speed to force the float to
>> ride
>> down the rode.  Any comments, please.
>> 
>> 
>> http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3276191502727616337
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nxM7VPOC4M
>> 
>> 
>> Anchoring Tip # 19
>> 
>> Anchoring Using an Anchor Ball (The Easy Way)
>> 
>> I’ve been using an anchor ball since before the red plastic balls were
>> invented.
>> At first, I used an empty Freon can.  When the plastic balls were
>> invented,
>> everybody switched to them and eliminated a lot of rust stains on their
>> boat.
>> 
>> For single hand operation, nothing is as fast, convenient, or safe as
>> anchoring
>> with an anchor ball.  Frankly, I think I can haul anchor faster than
>> two guys
>> hauling in the conventional manner.  When I drop anchor, I can watch my
>> depth
>> finder as the boat drifts back and tie off precisely on top of the
>> fish.
>> 
>> Here is how my boat and anchor ball system is rigged.
>> 
>> 
>> Here is how I anchor.  The first step after finding a rock is to
>> determine where
>> the anchor should be hooked to allow the boat to be positioned over the
>> fish.  I
>> drop anchor from the cockpit as shown below.  The engine is in reverse
>> at idle
>> speed.  The anchor ball is not released.  The anchor line slides out
>> through the
>> anchor ball ring.
>> 
>> 
>> Continue adding scope until you are about 2 boat lengths from your buoy
>> and then
>> release the anchor ball.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Secure the anchor line at the spring line cleat when you are close to
>> your buoy.
>> You can haul or release more line as needed.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> I always rig my anchor system on the side of the boat closest to the
>> helm.  This
>> gives me a better view of the anchor line while I haul anchor.  Turn
>> the wheel
>> to port and pull ahead.  The anchor ball will begin to track down
>> theStbd side
>> of the boat as shown in figure 1.
>> 
>> 
>> Continue forward and slightly to port until the ball comes along side.
>> Reach
>> over and grab the anchor line as the ball passes and secure the anchor
>> line with
>> one wrap around the stern cleat.  No way to foul up now.  See drawing 2.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Continue pulling ahead until the anchor catches in the anchor ball
>> ring.  The
>> anchor ball will start following the boat, creating a large wake.  The
>> chain
>> will sink when the boat stops and the anchor will stay in the ring as
>> you haul.
>> 
>> 
>> Stop the boat and haul the anchor and ball back to the boat while
>> flaking the
>> line on the deck.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Rod
>> Toy Blew
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